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LUKE GORE, OF NEWBURY, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 64,524, and Mayr, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAP-SPOUTS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: l

Be it known that I, LUKE GORE, of Newbury, in the county of Geauga, and State of Ohio, have-invented certain new nnduseful Improvements in Snp-Spouts; and I do hereby declare that the following is n full and complete description of the sinne, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making a. part ot' this specification` in which- Figure 1 is n. top view of the snp-spout.

Figure 2 is n longitudinal section.

Like letters of reference refer to like pnrts.

This spout is made of tin, galvanized iron, or any othersuitable metal, and of the shape shown in the drawing, in which it will bc seen thnt n. section of one ler1-d, A, is tubular, and slightly tapering towardtbe end, whereas the longer secton`B is strnight, nnd forming a-n open, trough-like conductor. C is u nib, the use oi which will hereafter be shown.

Dlhe practical advantages of this spout over others in use are: Spouts in ordinary use are mode of wood. It is therefore found necessary to make them quite large in order that they may be of sufficient strength; hence large holes nre bored in the trees for their insertion, and thus the trees ere much injured by tapping. But the spoutsbeingmade of metal, cnn be much smaller and with equal strength', hence the trees receive less injury hy being tapped. On driving the wooden spouts into the trees, they rough up and tear the sides of the hole, :md often, by this means, the spout becomes choked or clogged up, preventing n free flowing et' the snp, but this metallic spout, being thin and sharp on the end, does not tea-r the hole, nor in any wey injure the tree or obstruct the issue of the snp. The wooden spouts often break by compression on being driven into the tree, und therefore become useless. The metallic sponts cannot be broken in this Way; hence they are much more durable, and can be used for many years, whereas the Wooden one lasts only one sen-son. By the use of the metallic' spout the sap iskept from soul-ing. The wooden spout becomes saturated with snp, and, by the action of the sun, sours, nud the fresh sap is more or less injured thereby. This metallic spout can bc more iirmly inserted in the trees than wooden ones, and, being provided with the nib referred to, the buckets can be hung upon them, and thereby the danger of their being tipped over avoided. The end of" the spout inserted in the tree being tubular, it is less affected by frost than it would be if open. The whole spout may be made covered or tubular, if so desired, or the open end cut olf, which, for some trees, would make the spout more convenient.

What Iclaim ns my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described sap-spout, when constructed in the manner specified, as a new article of manufacture.

LUKE GORE.

Witnesses W. H. BUnRmGn, FRANK ALBEN. 

